Date: November 19, 2007Contact: Bob Thompson, Wichita Fire Department’s Chief of Public Education: RThompson@wichita.gov: (316) 268-4441
The Wichita Fire Department (WFD) discourages the use of outdoor gas-fueled turkey fryers, which immerse the turkey in a substantial quantity of cooking oil at high temperatures. The products currently available for home pose significant dangers during the cooking process. A turkey partially wet or completely wet, immersed in hot oil can produce a volatile reaction. The oil can come in contact with flames and cause a fire. WFD recommends the following precautions if you fry a turkey: Keep children away from the cooking area. Do not fry the turkey on a combustible surface such as a deck or inside a garage. Avoid leaning directly over the hot pot. Wear gloves and other protective clothing. The department also suggests using an infrared, oil-less turkey fryer as an alternative to the hot oil fryer. Back to Top
The Wichita Fire Department (WFD) discourages the use of outdoor gas-fueled turkey fryers, which immerse the turkey in a substantial quantity of cooking oil at high temperatures. The products currently available for home pose significant dangers during the cooking process.
A turkey partially wet or completely wet, immersed in hot oil can produce a volatile reaction. The oil can come in contact with flames and cause a fire.
WFD recommends the following precautions if you fry a turkey:
Keep children away from the cooking area.
Do not fry the turkey on a combustible surface such as a deck or inside a garage.
Avoid leaning directly over the hot pot.
Wear gloves and other protective clothing.
The department also suggests using an infrared, oil-less turkey fryer as an alternative to the hot oil fryer.
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